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It consists of a large square corps de logis, with a round tower at each angle, rising out of a somewhat too slumberous pond. The water the water of the Indre surrounds it, but it is only on one side that it bathes its feet in the moat. On one of the others stretches a little terrace, treated as a garden, and in front prevails a wide court formed by a wing which, on the right, comes forward.

At the same time Pond's brigade and Ketchum's battery became aware of the fact that only the valley of Brier Creek separated them from troops that had arrived in the night. Colonel Pond was dismayed by the further discovery that he was nearly a mile in advance of his nearest support.

Before our hands met, however, a tremendous splash reached my ears from the pond. I started round. Judy had vanished. I had my coat half off, and was rushing to the pool, when Miss Oldcastle stopped me, her face unmoved, except by a smile, saying, "It's only one of that frolicsome child's tricks, Mr Walton. It is well for you that I was here, though.

Along this beach, too, lay the road to Squipnocket, a pond famed for its immense flocks of wild geese and ducks, fame shared by Menemshee Creek and Pond, as well as several others of similar aboriginal titles.

Through the clear water he saw the storehouse of the beavers and even caught a glimpse of a brown shadow which at once vanished into a dark passage. But, though the man lingered for some time, he caught no further glimpse of the pond's interesting inhabitants. The winter was extremely cold. Many smaller streams and ponds froze solid, though the depth of the beaver pond prevented this calamity.

By-and-by he got better, and out we started; but just as we was going through the yard this old dog nips him by the hand took him right through his hand made him look main straight. However, washed his hand and bound it up, and started out again. This pond still exists, and Mr. Nestor Hay had noted a curious thing about it.

"Yes!" said Turkey Proudfoot. "Yes if you see anything funny about them. For my part, I couldn't laugh at them if I tried to. The mere thought of plunging into cold water almost gives me a chill." "Why don't you tell the geese that it's dangerous for them to swim in the duck pond?" the rooster asked Turkey Proudfoot. "Tell them how it almost gives you a chill just to see them set out for the pond.

In another room was the domestic exhibition, and in another the horticultural show was held. One room was devoted to amusing the children, and contained a Punch and Judy show, fish pond, and various games. There was a candy kitchen, where white-capped cooks could make candy and sell it to immediate purchasers.

In good time they too started up strong and well, and we admitted the sharp morning air at the windows, and looked at the tide that was still flowing towards us. "When it turns at nine o'clock," said Herbert, cheerfully, "look out for us, and stand ready, you over there at Mill Pond Bank!"

I'm goin' ter hang 'round, 'n if you smell trouble jest fire two shots 'nd trouble'll cum a-humpin' fur them fellers," "All right and much obliged, and if anything does come that we can't manage we'll remember you, sure." Whenever the boys passed a pond on the prairie they stopped and grunted till the young 'gators came to the surface.